Mike Shanahan’s official role with 49ers: Father of head coach
Jun 16, 2017 at 9:30 AM
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SANTA CLARA Kyle Shanahan always wanted to coach football with his father. But, first, he knew he had to prove himself without any boost from his well-known dad.Once the son established himself as one of the NFLs respected offensive minds, the Shanahans teamed up for four up-but-mostly-down seasons with Washington.Mike, the two-time Super Bowl-winning head coach, hired his son to serve as his top offensive assistant in 2010.
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